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Mr. Howard spoke with little effort and
In an ordinary tone, using no gesture.
The subject wa. "Cranks.' Mr.. Howard
said TINT cranks, as a rule, were people
who held opinions contrary to those held
by the majority. These opinions, while
being very good at times, were not nc
cepted 10y common humanity because
common humanity could not understand
them, All the great inventors were con
sidered cranks. Fulton was considered a
crank, yet in history he is revered and
looked upon rs IA great man. Elias Howe,
the inventor Of the sewing machine,
which was OF great benefit to hundreds OF
thousands OBJ women, was II crank. His
fellows spoke slightingly Of him when he
was engaged In perfecting his great in
vention, but he lived to enjoy the fruit
OF his brain and sagacity. Ell Whitney
was II crank, yet he did n great service for
mankind The most scientific men of
the hge In which Professor Morse lived
pronounced him to be n crank, yet his
name il now surrounded by n bright halo
in the history of our country
The lecturer referred to other mel
who were benefactors and inventors whu
were stigmntized rs cranks. He said that
there were several hundred men in New
York city who nre worth millions Of dol
lars aud who work harder than men In
their employ so hat they may add to their
fortune. They wanted to be the richest
men On earth. They were undoubtedly
cranks on this one subject-that Of money
making. \. 7. Stewart wanted to he the
great American merchant prince, aud n,
was. He conceived the ideA of erecting u
magnificent white marble business build
Ing, which never would be marred by Il
business sign. He wa II crank on this
subject, and he had his way. Yet lie
died, and in II short time the entire build.
ing was covered with signs. Joseph
Howard, .Ir.
, 1887-01-05
WHAT .vouDoo WORSHIP IS.
The signiication OF The Word ''N0uaon.
Worship In IinytI-rrmple,.

The signiacation otthe Word "N0uuon.
Worship in linyti-r-mple>.
Sir Spenser st. John give, d Nfry
spirited description OF Noudoo WORSHIP lH
Hayti. According to the true secrcisiie-
of the Noudoos. % he says, who mniu ain
its principle and obey its rules, 'Noudou'
signifies an all powerful and supernatural
being on whom depend ali the events
which take plnce In the world. This
being Is the n-on-venomous serpent-onc
SO common in Hayti-and II is under its
auspices that all those assemble who pro
fess this doctrine. Acquaintance with
the past, knowledge OF the present, pre-
science Of the future, all appertnin to this
serpent, that only consents, however, to
communicate his pow n and prescribe his
Will through the organ OF n grand priest,
whom the secretaries elect, and still more
by that of the negress, whom the love OF
the latter had raised TO the rank of high
priestess. These two delegates, who de
clare themselves inspired by their god or
in whom the gift OF inspiration is really
manifested, i'll tho opinion OF their fol-
lowers, bear the pompous name of king
n queen, or the despotic one OF mas
ter and mistress or the touching titles
OF papa and mamma They are dur
ing their whole lives the chiefs OF the
great family OF the Noudoos, I'M they
have IA right to the unlimited respect Of
those who compose 1t. 1t is they who de-
cid II the serpent agrees to admit n cnn-
didate Into the society, who prescribe the
obligations and the duties he has to full
fill, 1t is they who receive the gifts and
presents which the gods expects as II just
homage to him.
Il disobey them, to resist them, Is TO
disobey God himself and expose ones self
to the greatest misfortunes. This system
of domination on the one hand and OF
blind obedience on the other being well
established, they at fixed dates meet to
gether and the king and queen Of the
Voudoo preside, following the forms
which were probably brought from Africa
and to which Creole customs ave added
many variations and some traits which
betray European ideas, as for instance
the scarf or rich belt which the queen
wears Mt these assemblies, and which She
occasionally varies.'
AS for the practice of Voudoo worship,
II is well to say that Of the votaries in
Hayti there seem TO be two classes
those who worship the serpent and offer
hnimal sacrifice to appease his wrath or
court his favor. and those who kill human
beings md not only offer them AS sacri-
fees, but eat their flesh. OF the former
fully 10 per cent. Of the inhabitants Of
Hayti are alleged TO be given over to that
kind Of Noudoolsm to n certain extent; Of
the latter sufficient has been told. The
temples Of theNoudoo are generally small,
u~npretentious wooden buildings-called
by the natives Humfort-and are scat
tered generally throughout the interior Of
Hayti. Some OF them are most incon-
UrInna in fhaff fut.rfar 1acnrntinna md
one situated II little distance back Of
Heaux du Cap was profusely decorated
with illutrntiuns from colored weekly
pamphlets, interspersed with CANDY
chronicle pictures OF various saints
New York World.
, 1887-01-05
WASHINGTON MARRIAGE MARKET.
A Good Place In which to seek Wives.
Fow Matche. Are Made.


"Washtngtpu is going to hc ohock fun
OF marTiageble ladies' this winter, IS said u
pretty little southern widow the other
evening. Do YOU know, " she continued,
showing "A keen interest IN the subject,
THAT this l. the greatest match making
city in the universe Nof Well, it's
true. More ladies come here To get mar
RED thnn To half II dozen other cities Of
the same population. 1t is because of
the pleasant society, the beauty OF the sur
roundings and the gallantry OF the city
All thu Indies want To live here. and |
don't blame them. l have been coming
here for three winters-but not for the
purpose ! mention
DO you think this n desirable place to
hunt husbands
II cannot say So" and u hit OF disnp-
pointment cleaned In her blessed deep
black eye aud the flush mounted her vel
vety checks. But tits IA good place for
men To seek wives. | know you must
have seen that much. The ladies are hand
some and accomplished. as "A rule, and
hdndreds of them have wealth and social
standing. As | said, they are smitten
with the glare Of the capital and the
abandon of the people. II there is
anything IA lady likes 1t Is ease and
elegance, plenty of time and an abun-
dance Of gaycty. These. with u gallant
and bright husb-gentieman, make it
SO nice. have attended receptions,
dinners and all manner OF social enter
tainnents in Paris aud London was
educated mt the capital OF France but
there is nothing 50 lastingly pleasant AS
yon have In Washington
Are there more marriages here than
in other cities. proportionate to the popu-
l~ations'
II cannot say that there are, but you
must remember that the matches made
here are eliminated elsewhere. The
ladies come here, meet residents or visit
ors, court, make engagements, then 90
home and get married, o.! its jolly,
counting in Washington-So different
from other places. There is romance in
everything. woman that couldn't plot
AN elopement here. under the glitter OF the
White House, the rosr and hustle of the
Capitol, and to the music OF the dining
room and ball, isn't worth having. But,
seriously, | never heardrof so many ladies
who wanted to get married rs art here
now. ! know them and see them every
where | go-wldows, orphans, daughters
Of mngnates, statesmen and potentAtes.
Lots OF men come here to look for wives,
but there is not one OF them TO ten ladies
who are looking for husbands. The
hotels, ~aristocrntic boarding houses, the
fats and the private residences are full OF
them. Scores are in every square. Myi
water, water everywhere, and none to
drink And the discouraging feature is
these ladies are becoming more plentiful
every year. Great families OF them
come in a bunch, put up at the fashion
able places or tent houses and stay the
season out An acceptable man could
marry twice a week. From the inflow OF
familiar faces 1t looks like the market
would be better supplied this short sea
son than ever before. Washington Cor
Chicago Tribune
, 1887-01-05
pscuLIARlrIes % fAsIlNa.
a scientific Mans Thcory-some singu
lar Cases-Tho Feeling of Hunger

a Scientific Mans Thcory-some singu-
lar Cases-Tho Feeling OF Hunger.
NJ. Bernheim, of the Nancy faculty.
who has just made his reviews public in
The Revue Scientifque, is disposed to
believe in NJ. Succi, and does not find
anything very extraordinary in fasting,
per &c. Thus he cites the cases Of patient,
ill of typhoid fever. who remain weeks
without taking nourishment, and still do
not die. In IA disease to which young
girls are especially liable, known as
nervous anorexy,' or loathing NJ food.
which is characterized by Il total loss of
appetite. b patient for weeks and even
months eats nothing, OF scarcely any
thing. In this connection NJ. Bcrnhcim
quotes the case Of a young girl who WAS
unable to keep food on her stomach
through constant vomiting. although she
had IA good appetite and ate and drank.
She lived over n year in that condition
although it was impossible to say by
what life was supported. Thus IA healthy
person will die after IA few days fast
while an invalid will linger for weeks
under the same conditions.
The writer explains this uriou an
omaly by the theory that the healthy man
does not really die of hamilton, since he
Is IA colossus in comparison with the
einaciated invalid who drngs himself
through the weeks like a walking corpse.
OF with the convale-cent from typhoid.
who, though reduced to nothing but skin
and bone. still RECEIVERS his health. The
Inference. therefore, is that it is hunger
that kills and not inanition. or rather
that hunger kills before inanition. Thus.
TO keep the starving man from dying, we
must take away the feeling Of hunger.
To support this ingenious hypothesis -
an hypothesis which Succi's experiments
would seem to bear out, as he asserts that
he does away with the sensation of hun
ger by the use of his remarkable liquid -
the case is cited Of Guillame Granie. IA
prisoner. who determined TO starve him
self to death in his cell at Toulouse, in
1881. This faster lived Just seventy
three DAYS on nothing but water, but at
his death his body only weighed twenty
six kilos. or less thar fifteen pounds. Pa
tients suffering from m~elancholia have
also been known TO live from twenty to
sixty days without eating, and, gener-
ally, it may be siid, that any powerful
emotion greatly modifies the feeling Of
hunger.
Dir. Sowicke gives the particulars in
the cases OF eight miners who We're i'm
priso-ied in IA coal pit at Bots Monzil for
l3o hours. or over five days, during
which time life was supported on two
glas-s of wine and half Il pound Of
bread. which they shared between them.
They could also quench their thirst with
water. When released they declared
, 1887-01-05

While talking with d. A. Camp, the
popular book.keeper at Pages imple-
ment house, the subject of cough med
icines was brought up. Says Camp,
there is one to which | feel deeply in
debted. 1t has given relief time and
time again to my wife and children. In
fact | feel under the greatest obligations
to prichard Bros, druggists, for persuad-
ing me to buy a bottle OF Chamberlain :
cough remedy. | would not be without a
bottle of it in the house for twice its cost.
In regard to all throat complaints OF
children and for colds it is unsurpassed.
You just try it once and you will be sur
prised at the results, Sold by W. N.
Hunt.
, 1887-01-05

The recent speeches of Won Moltke
and other warriors in Berlin have startled
the holders of Russian securities so that
they are beginning to unload. and the
car paper is p%erccptibly declining a
vast amount Of Russian bonds is held in
Germany, and il Bismarck goes in per
son into the rcichstag and insists upon
the increase Of the German military es-
adjustment as he threatens, there will be
u big tumble in Russians.
, 1887-01-05

so,n.tin,a ,ynnd.r Inv nryl..Iy ui,h
IA heart can andura IN Iiy. in - unins,1y
balanced II world Tber. mr.. :, ,,arw T.,
sntr,r Will, "a t.yy ~, r.,u, L.,uy
Thor. ,r.. sn many VIII o., hnu,s,ry VIA,
ne, hoo. nr. uamuercJ and
nooll,- and rats ar. fed and ,..rns.,.l
There nre No many little chiIJ,nn vhn
meyer knew how n iuirv ,erJorIn;n t,s,n,
or how yonJ far In. stn,n,cL , Ln, ,,.I
creamy cun cnn nroy. TLer.,,. aon,nny
trnzen and aai,an,d mn. no-as ,,rass.i
, 1887-01-05
DEMOCRATIC rICKFT.

The announcement that a subscription
has been started in Charleston, S. c., for
the benefit of Mrs. Logan, and that the
movement originated with n Confederate
soldier is a gratifying evidence of the
magnanimi:y and chivalric spirit of the
true Southern character.
, 1887-01-05

Can anyone bring rs a case of kidney
or liver complaint that Electric Bitten.
will not speedily cure? We say they can
not, as thousands of cases already per
manently cured and who arr daily recon
mending Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bright's disease. diabetes. weak bacs, OF
any urinary complaint quickly cured.
They purify the blood, regulate the bow
els, and act directly on the diseased parts.
Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at 81
cents Il bottle by W. y. Hunt
, 1887-01-05

The revenues OF the government con-
tinue to exceed estimates about one mil
lion n day IN the average. This not only
indicates a substantial business revival.
but is suggestive that the tariff will
have TO be revised by some practical men
who think more of relieving the public of
tax burdens than of the over coddling Of
particular industries.
, 1887-01-05
Advice 10 N

Mn. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays the pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarb@a. twenty-five
centa a bottle.
, 1887-01-05

France revels In a diminutive gunboat
which has been flying around experiment
ally nenr Toulon, cutting through the
water at the rate Of nineteen knots, with
"a gun nut of all proportion in size The
inventors proud boast is that the BOAT is
too small FOR big ships To tackle, while its
cannun is big enough TO smash things
Chicago Tribune.
, 1887-01-05

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is a dan
gerous man for Salisbury to ignore if the
report is true that he can demonstrate
that thousands of pounds of %appropria-
tions have never been used for the pur-
poses intended. Churchill may be- able
to unearth a nest of boodlers.
, 1887-01-05

IT Is an error to suppose that all who
voted against the Morrison bill are op-
posed to any measure contemplating tariff
revision. Within the next year there will
probably be developments enough to show
that the long talked of ''judicious tariff
revision is not 40 far off as it looks at
prpsent
, 1887-01-05

Ex-AeENT McGTLLcuDpY and his
friends of the Indians Rights Association
propose to make life a burden for the
Indian department officials who were rash
enough to cast reflections on the agents
honesty while at Pine Ridge. They say
that the charges must either be proved or
netracted.
, 1887-01-05
WINTER.


Tho winter, o the winter
Who does not know it well'
When day after day, the fields stretch gray,
And the peewit walls on the fell
When We close up the crannies and shut OH tho
cold,
And the wind sounds hoars, and hollow
And our dead loves sleep in the chuvhyair
mold.
And we pray that we soon may fallowe
Ia the winter, mournful winter.
Alfred Austin
, 1887-01-05

Hoods S~arsaparilla has cured thousands
of cas- - Of rheumatism. This is abundant
reason for belief that it will cure you. Try
a.
, 1887-01-05
COMMON SENSE
XMAS PRESENTS

Persons, in thinking over what they
shall buy for Christmas presents, should
bear in mind that there is nothing that
would be more sensible, or better appre-
ciated by man or boy, than some article Of
wearing apparel. A suit of clothes, over
coat, shoes, or a hat from a mother or
father to a son would be ever appreciated.
or a dressing gown, silk handkerchiefs,
neckwear or gloves from a young lady to
her brother or sweetheart, would be very
appropriate. We have all these things
ready for your order.
Our system of filling orders by mail is
so perfect that nonresident patrons can
trade with us by letter as satisfactorily as
if in person. Goods sent C.. o. ID. subject
to examination before taking from express
Office.
We have every kind of garment worn
by the male sex-Men's suits. boys suits,
mems and boys hats, shoes, underwear,
and all kinds Of furnishings, while II
prices are invariably the lowest.
Catalogue of styles and prices sent free
on application. Our rules of sell measure.
ment, if obeyed, will insure perfect fits.
, 1887-01-05

In Cuba soap Is made Of plaintain;
sometimes dried and ground To a powder.
and sometimes used fresh and green for II
PURGE.
, 1887-01-05
sV\No ~oNoON why Acker's
WV NSNoON Blood Elixir

Is warranted. Is because IL is the best
Blood Preparation known. 1t will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases. purifes the
whole system. and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember. We guarantee 1t.
Pearse & McGill, Druggists.
, 1887-01-05

Lez7i blanks at the Leader Office
, 1887-01-05

The largest pearl in the world is worth
only IS. $50.
, 1887-01-05
BLACK HILLS STAGE
AND EXPRESS COMPANY

Coaches leave Union depot, Cheyenne,
at $50 a. M, daily, Except Sundays;
touch Chugwater, Fort Laramie, Rawhide
Buttes and Lusk, and connect with the
Chicago K Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and for Sundance, Buffalo, Fort Fetter-
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas, (Wyo.) J.,
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska,
and Rapid City, Spearfish and Deadwood,
Oak.
The cheapest and shortest route by
t%wenty-four hours.
The u. S. mail carried. We have first
class Gazing stations, and our division
agents take all pans to secure the COM
fort OF passengers.
f. +. LoNGnURsT. Agent.
, 1887-01-05
BUSINESS

HVED,C unTEI This Hotel has been rehued and remodeled through.
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the West The Meals given in this Hotel cannot be exceed BY any, the elegant
furnishing by none; the house is conducted upon the European Plan. In fact, this
is the ideal stopping off place for The traveller who wants comfort and case Excellent
Bar and Billiard rooms attached, witt fine new billiard tatles. Free Bus to and fom
the depot for all trains Monthly Boardes solicited: Don't forget the place. Dyers
Hotel, Cheyenne, Wyo NORTH SACHS, Proprietor.
, 1887-01-05

%. g. BAIRD and A. G. CAMpBELL). AT.
torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, Ckey.
second floor, ST 6bins & Post $ bank block.
, 1887-01-05

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None but time tried and fire tested companie,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1887-01-05

REAL ESTATE. LOAN. AND LIVE
STOCK. Ferguson street, Cheyenne.
, 1887-01-05

Essfered at the Post oo1ce. Cheyenne. Wyo-
n.sn0. Jor fronsmtsston through he NATL as
ssco~d slaas matter.
, 1887-01-05

ATTORNEYS.Ar-LAW.
Room No. 1, Delaware Block
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NO. 48.
senator Fairs shnil.

The Chicago Times tells the following
story Of Senator Fair; A number OF
years ago, when he was engaged ia
actively experimenting one Of his min
ing properties, he directed the boss in
one Of his mines to have a wrought-iron
crank made at a certain angle. This
foreman told him it was impossible
Mr.. Fair then went into the works at
the mouth of the mine, put 90 d work
mans apron and cap and began the
work of making the crank himself, at
the angle which he had described The
foreman in charge of the room, coming
around, saw a workman, as he supposed,
disobeying orders in wasting property
by trying to make what had already
been declared to be al impossibility;
he picked up piece of iron and knocked
the amateur workman down, Just
as he was completing the piece of work.
This blow fractured Fairs skull. His
life was saved only through trepanning.
MIR. Fair to-day has small silver plate
in the top Of his head. After he had
recovered he felt very uncomfortable
He felt symptoms Of brain trouble
After time he went back to the surgeon
and said: 81 am certain that that job
was not well done; there is splinter
feft in that wound can feel the prick
Of it." The surgeon at first would not
listen TO Mr. Fair, but he insisted on
having it done over again. The surgeon
then discovered that there was a splinter.
and that if the senator had not himself
discovered the cause Of his trouble, his
brain would have been affected in short
time beyond the hope of recovery.
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SAVANNAH, Ca SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1881.

bringing it down, and the depot officer
finally arrested both. On the way to she
station the young fellow tried to bride
the officer, and that settled him We
went for the trunk, and when it was
opened every dollars worth of property
which had been stolen was found therein.
If there was third man IN the party,
which some of us believed, he saved his
bacon and got out some other way In
the baggage of the second man, whom
we never identified, were three different
wigs and whiskers to match Both had
been in disguise when abroad, and it was
little wonder we could not spot the right
men. Both are still in prison, or have
not been at liberty over year New
York Sun.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-09-17
A Song to Sing.

A song OF yesterday: Love, shall we SING it.
Timed to the pulses of hours that are past?
a song Of yesterday; Love, shall we bring it
Back from'the life where it ran too fast9
Gays that are dreams to Us now as we won
der
low we could fancy we loved we'll then9
Days and dreams that are put asunder
For dreams and days that are sweeter
again
A song Of today: o love, shall we sing it,
Warm with new kisses upon the lips,
With Time wrung dry as great hearts can
wiring it,
And ldfe blown fair like yon white shipse
WHAT strong song can we build and fashion
To sing how love hath girt us rounds
What wide world is there made for passion
That reaches beyond the gates of sounda
song of tomorrow Love- shall we sing it,
Looking across the nights and the days,
Where our two souls together shall wing it
Beyond the measure of Fancy's gaze!
Yes, dear love, let us sing of tomorrow,
Each one fuller of loneliness,
Days without measure of tears or sorrow,
Only the sweeter as life grows less
Nv. j. Henderson.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-09-17
Facts Concerning Tinfoil.

"What was that he threw away}"
ooh, only piece Of tinfoil from his
tobacco"
Only piece of tinfoil. Did you ever
consider how large a manufacture of that
article apparently of so little value, is
carried on2 viii you believe it when
you are told that more than 1000, 900
pounds of the foil are used annually to
cover the smoking and chewing tobacco
manufactured in the United States alone.
The method Of making it il interesting.
The tin is Of course first taken out of the
mines, the best Of which for this purpose
arc in Australia and the Dutch posses
sions Of the East Indies. The metal is
found in veins or assures called lodes,
though it is often found in dispersed
form in loose stones, which, when found
continuously are called streams The
rock containing the ore is blasted with
gunpowder and carried to the stamping
mill, where it is pounded aad washed.
1t is next smeIted and the tin run
into blocks containing from 200 to 400
weight each This is the coalition in
which the metal is kept for ordinary
use Two means are used to reduce it
to the necessary thinness. The old man
ner of hammering by hand after first
being cut is still used to great extent.
BY this process, however only one
surface could be produced, and to obyi-
ate this difficulty, rolling mills were in
vented. Prior to their invention nearly
all the tinfoil was imported, but their
use has completely revolutionized the
trade. The metal is now placed between
two heavy rollers, which gives it a fin
ished surface on both sides. 1t is then
cut into widths Of from twelve to fifteen
inches, rolled upon wooden reels and
carried to cutting machines where it is
cut according to order. 1t is then packed
in boxes Of one hundred pounds each,
being laid in without pressure. There
is another difference between the foil
which is beaten and that which is
rolled The former is fall Of small holes,
but the fol to be used for tobacco wrap
pcrs must be alright